Biology:Conus malabaricus

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Short description: Species of sea snail

Conus malabaricus
Conus malabaricus 001.jpg
Shell of Conus malabaricus (holotype in MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species:
C. malabaricus
Binomial name
Conus malabaricus
(Monnier, Limpalaër & Tenorio, 2017)
Synonyms[1]
  • Conus (Virgiconus) malabaricus (Monnier, Limpalaër & Tenorio, 2017)· accepted, alternate representation
  • Virgiconus malabaricus Monnier, Limpalaër & Tenorio, 2017

Conus malabaricus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones.[1]

These snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" humans.

Description

The length of the shell attains 55 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Kerala, India and off Sri Lanka.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 MolluscaBase (2018). Conus malabaricus (Monnier, Limpalaër & Tenorio, 2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=934440 on 2018-03-22
  • Monnier E., Limpalaër L. & Tenorio M.J. (2017). Virgiconus malabaricus (Gastropoda, Conidae), a new cone snail from Southern India, with taxonomic notes on related species. Xenophora Taxonomy. 14: 22-28

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q54983974 entry